D&D 5E Maps on a monitor. Fog of War. Roll20

[Jaracove]

Does Roll20 allow you to use a map on a monitor with fog of war?

I want all players to be able to view the map, but only those parts explored.

Is this possible with Roll20, or failing that, do you know of other software that allows you to do this?

Thanks

 

[D'karr]

Does Roll20 allow you to use a map on a monitor with fog of war?

I want all players to be able to view the map, but only those parts explored.

Is this possible with Roll20, or failing that, do you know of other software that allows you to do this?

Thanks

Roll20 does have a fog of war module but is not part of the free app, it requires the subscription.

MapTools does have a fog of war setting and is free but setup might be complicated, YMMV.

 

[dd.stevenson]

Does Roll20 allow you to use a map on a monitor with fog of war?

I want all players to be able to view the map, but only those parts explored.

Is this possible with Roll20, or failing that, do you know of other software that allows you to do this?

Thanks

There's fog of war in the free version--but it's not dynamic (which means the DM has to keep it updated during the game, and all players see the same thing.)

If you're a subscriber, then you get dynamic fog of war and players automatically see what's in their own LOS, which is absolutely awesome but takes some prep work to set up.

 

[TerraDave]

In Roll 20, its pretty easy to upload an image--lock it the grid, though you actually don't have to do this--and then conceal the whole thing and reveal as you play along. I am doing it right now!

The dynamic lighting is more involved. Someone has a torch with a 20 foot radius, and so it will show everything within 20 feet, and so forth. I normally don't bother with this.